Over serving in Tecom

This afternoon I had a brief lunch and decided not to walk to The Greens, where I usually go, but the other way into Tecom, the new office quarter which is halfway to be completed. Its an area with quite a few hotels and plenty of towers for residents and offices. Sometimes you ask yourself, will it all be filled in Dubai? Will this all be used? It looks like, cause any finished building seem to be occupied in no time.



Right around the corner where I work is a hotel - sorry, forgot the name - finished and there is an 'all day open restaurant' so good to have a brief visit for a simple lunch. It is not a fancy 5 star hotel, more a sober business hotel for the average visitor. The restaurant looked quite plain and even before I entered the doors I heard the well known Dubai phrase 'Hello sir, welcome' from an Asian lady.

There were only two other tables occupied where servers where posting and it was directly clear to me, that this lady would not let me unserved during my stay. That is what happens in hotels which are just opened, those irritating over motivated waiters who just hit the ground in Dubai and totally excited by their new job. This enthusiasm will be tempered over the months, and I decided to speed up the process a little but...

I wanted to sit - the chair was shifted under my bottom, I did not want to read anything and a newspaper was handed over. I read the menu, and the lady was reading with me over my shoulder. I ordered a drink, and questions were fired 'with or without ice, lemon? Water as well, still, sparkling, room temperature?' I ordered a caesar salad as well and she was running. In no time I had the salad, which was excellent by the way, and when the lady sensed that, I got every three minutes a question.

'Is the salad nice? Anything I can do for you? You want another drink? Are you sure you don't want the menu?' And in between these questions she was marching around the table and when the first glass was finished it disappeared in a flash and same happened when I still had the fork with the last piece of chicken in my hand, the empty plate was gone, and a menu on the same place. So I did put the fork and chicken on the menu... panic.

I decided at last not to break the high motivation, she better enjoys the time she still likes it, so I left the restaurant over served with a wink and a smile when the door was opened and from beneath a deep bow I heard, Thank you sir see you next time bye bye!'